book II. CHAP. IX.                          77
 

CHAPTER  IX.

ARGUMENT.

CRrro, a rich and worthy man, complained to Socrates of the herd of
sycophants by whom he was annoyed (§ 1). Socrates recommended to
him Archedemus, a poor but honest man, who was well qualified, both
by his ability to speak and act, to protect him from all their injustice
(§ 2—4). Archedemus was employed, and not only won the esteem and
friendship of Crito, but his aid was much sought by the friends of Crito
in the management of their business. He thus not only obtained pecu¬
niary advantage, but authority and distinction (§ 5—8).
 

OlSa Se TTOTe ambv Kal KpiTcovos dKOvaavTa, cos 1
XdXeTrbv b /3t09 ^A^yvyatv ety dvSpl ^ovXoptevco Td
eavTov TTpaTTetv, Nvv ydp, e^y, ipte Ttves els SiKas
dyovatv, ovx otl dSLKovvTaL vtt iptov, aXX' otl voptl-
^ovatv fjStov dv pte dpyvptov TeXeaat fj TTpdyptaTa exetv,
Kal 6 ScoKpaTys* EIttc ptot, ecpy, & KpiTcov, Kvvas Se 2
Tpecpets, tva aot tovs Xvkovs dTTo t&v TTpo^aTcov dTTe-
pvKcoat;—Kal ptdXa, e^y* ptdXXov ydp ptot XvatTeXel
Tpe^etv fj pty.—Ovk dv ovv ^peylrats Kal dvSpa, osTts
i^eXot Te Kal SvvatTO aov aTrepvKetv tovs iTTtxetpovv-
Tas dStKelv ae ;—^HSicos y dv, ecpy, ei pty cpo^olptyv,
OTTCOS pby eTT avTov pbe TpaTTotTO. — it o ; ecpy, ovx ^
bpas, OTt TToXXft) ^8^6z^ iaTL x^P^^optevov dico aol dvSpl
fj dTTe')^bptevov &^eXela^at; ev ta^t, otl elalv iv^dSe
T&v TOLOVTCOV dvSp&v 0? TTavv dv (pLXoTtpty^elev ^iXco
aoL XPV^^^^*

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ptev  iKavbv  elTTelv  Te  Kal TTpd^at, TrevyTa Se*   ov ydp
yv olos dTrb TTavTbs  KepSalvetv, dXXd, cptXbxpyo'Tbs Te
Kal evcpveaTepos cov, dTTo t&v avKo^avT&v Xapt^dvetv,